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Dienstag, 25. Oktober 2011

1HC9: Cats and Seal

α-Bungarotoxin is a snake venom from the elapid Bungarus multicinctus.
It irreversibly binds the acetylcholine receptor which is the main
receptor at the neuromuscular junction. Thereby it permits the binding
of the acetylcholine molecule which is responsible for signal transfer
into muscles. Thus, alpha-bungarotoxin causes muscle paralysis which
than results in respiratory failure and consequently in the death of
the victim.

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In this blog I would like to share my pictures.
They are based on contours of different proteins.
I vary and rotate the three-dimensional protein image
by means of a special computer software
until an interesting shape appears.
Subsequently, I color and design the produced snapshot
so that the image I saw becomes obvious to the viewer.

My goal is not only to show my drawings. I also attempt to provide you with some information about the different proteins. I prefer to do so in an informal and hopefully humorous way.